Horse Racing

Episode 467: Tappy chats with John Sprague

Episode 467:  Tappy chats with John Sprague

Five winners in a week when you have only twelve horses in work is a notable effort for any trainer. Port Macquarie’s John Sprague did exactly that in the middle of March. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 466: Tappy chats with Ron Stubbs

Episode 466:  Tappy chats with Ron Stubbs

Always a pleasure to catch up with the bush trainers. Our podcast guest this week is Albury’s Ron Stubbs whose reputation precedes him. (CLICK ON THE IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 465: Tappy chats with Angela Davies

Episode 465:  Tappy chats with Angela Davies

The Gosford racing precinct has never had a better ambassador than Angela Davies. The amiable trainer was born and reared in a cottage opposite the racecourse float entrance and hasn’t strayed far since. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 464: Tappy chats with Dominic Tourneur

Episode 464:  Tappy chats with Dominic Tourneur

I’ve never had the pleasure of meeting Dominic Tourneur but I’m aware of his prominence among Adelaide jockeys and his success rate over a long period of years.  (CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 463: Tappy chats with Brent Thomson

Episode 463:  Tappy chats with Brent Thomson

From the late 70’s to the mid 80’s Brent Thomson was almost certainly Australia’s most high profile jockey. As number one rider for the powerful Lindsay Park training operation, he got to ride some of the nation’s best horses in Group 1 races. (CLICK ON IMAGE FORE MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 462: Tappy chats with Jenny Duggan

Episode 462:  Tappy chats with Jenny Duggan

I deserve a reprimand for taking so long to catch up with Jenny Duggan. There are several well known facts about this 44 year old Swedish born jockey. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 461: Tappy chats with Tony Lee - NZ broadcasting legend calls time on stellar career

Episode 461:  Tappy chats with Tony Lee - NZ broadcasting legend calls time on stellar career

I first met Tony Lee when I had the honour to be guest commentator at the 1996 Wellington Cup meeting. In preparing to call a couple of races on the big programme, I received every possible courtesy from the NZ ace. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 460: Tappy chats with Ben Brisbourne

Episode 460:  Tappy chats with Ben Brisbourne

In order to find the right races for his horses, Ben Brisbourne makes full use of his ideal Wangaratta base to campaign in two states. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS.)

Episode 459: Tappy chats with Nathan Doyle

Episode 459:  Tappy chats with Nathan Doyle

Nathan Doyle places his horses judiciously and is rewarded with a consistent win rate. In this current season he’s sitting in tenth spot on the NSW premiership ladder. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 458: Tappy chats with Shaun Guymer

Episode 458:  Tappy chats with Shaun Guymer

Shaun Guymer made the decision a few seasons back to follow in the footsteps of Sydney based jockeys like Grant Buckley and Jeff Penza who’ve enjoyed fruitful careers away from the metropolitan area. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 457: Tappy chats with Kyle Wilson-Taylor

Episode 457:  Tappy chats with Kyle Wilson-Taylor

The brilliant young Brisbane jockey is under suspension as this podcast is posted. He’s not happy about this one or the many that have preceded it in his short career so far. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 456: Tappy chats with Damien Lane - NSW trainer

Episode 456:  Tappy chats with Damien Lane - NSW trainer

An interesting guest is Wyong trainer Damien Lane who walked away from a likely future as a carpenter to the chancy business of professional horse training. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 454: Tappy chats with Wayne Harris

Episode 454:  Tappy chats with Wayne Harris

Great to catch up with Wayne Harris at a racing luncheon in early December. I was reminded of the fact that the former star jockey was one of our very early podcast guests in 2018. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 453: Tappy chats with Ryan Maloney

Episode 453:  Tappy chats with Ryan Maloney

Ryan Maloney was in high spirits when this interview was recorded on Thursday Dec 14th. He was looking forward to a big book of eight rides at Eagle Farm but fate saw him in a hospital bed in the early hours of Saturday morning. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 452: Tappy chats with Wayne Peake - author "Sydney Racing in the 1970's"

Episode 452:  Tappy chats with Wayne Peake - author "Sydney Racing in the 1970's"

Wayne Peake’s interest in racing began at age 8, when he walked onto Kembla Grange racecourse with his family. By early teens he was totally obsessed with the sport.

Episode 451: Tappy chats with Hugh Bowman

Episode 451:  Tappy chats with Hugh Bowman

Hugh Bowman wasn’t where I expected him to be when we finally pinned him down for this interview. When I spoke to him a few days earlier he was still in Hong Kong undergoing physiotherapy… (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 450: Tappy chats with Sara Ryan

Episode 450:  Tappy chats with Sara Ryan

With a team rarely exceeding twenty five horses Sara Ryan is able to do things a little differently to the bigger stables. (CLICK ON IMAGE FOR MORE PHOTOS)

Episode 448: Tappy chats with Todd Howlett

Episode 448:  Tappy chats with Todd Howlett

Some trainers enjoy the bustling environment of a city stable. Others wouldn’t leave their country bases for a Godolphin contract. One of the latter group is Todd Howlett…